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Power Amplifier - Maximum Resolution & Detail!

I am assuming some of you have experienced the following.... All else being the same in the chain, you replaced a power amplifier and started hearing more resolution and detail, perhaps a lil more in a track that you have heard a thousand times.

Ime, the higher you go up in price doesn't necessarily guarantee that you could experience the above mentioned. It seems to come down to the nitty gritty of the circuits under consideration, i.e., the black art of power delivery and analog circuit design.

What is a power amp you may have experimented with that provided the maximum detail and resolution at any price? (Not just perceived changes in tonal balance, etc).

I am hoping to shortlist a power amp based on some suggestions here for a future purchase.

 

P.S. If you are an ASR type of guy who thinks all power amps sound the same, this may not the right thread for you, I suppose...

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+1 @yyzsantabarbara for the CODA S5.5 amp

@deep_333 

The S5.5 at $6K new is one of the rarely true hifi bargains, just as good in most ways and better in some than my Gryphon Diablo 300. It is a high current design in Class A but doesn't run particular hot.

There is a LONG thread here on Audiogon about it with rave comments from owners.

Your $30K budget may convince you to look elsewhere but that would be a mistake.

The only amp I have heard in my system as good is the Simaudio 860 V2, BUT at $20K it is not exactly a steal (used would be the way to go but they don'tcome up for sale often). The newest version is even more money but apparently there is a buzz growing about it, haven't heard it myself but likely it would be worth an audition.

 

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